MEXICO CITY — Barcelona forward Giovanni Dos Santos earned his firstselection for a Mexican national team roster when he was chosen Friday by coachHugo Sanchez for exhibition games against Panama and Brazil.

The 18-year-old Dos Santos, son of Brazilian native and former Mexicanleague veteran Zizinho, was a key member of the Mexican team that won theUnder-17 World Cup in 2005 and earned the Bronze Ball at this year’s Under-20World Cup.

Mexico hosts Panama on Sept. 9, then plays Brazil three days later inFoxborough, Mass.

Osasuna forward Carlos Vela, who also played for Mexico’s 2005 U-17 and 2007U-20 teams, also was selected for the games as were European-based regulars NeryCastillo, Andres Guardado and Carlos Salcido.

Sanchez did not select Rafael Marquez (Barcelona), Pavel Pardo and RicardoOsorio (Stuttgart), Aaron Galindo (Eintracht Frankfurt) and Guillermo Franco(Villarreal).

The roster:

Goalkeepers: Sergio Arias (Dorados), Alfonso Blanco (Pachuca), Luis Michel(Guadalajara), Guillermo Ochoa (America)

Defenders: Adrian Aldrete (Morelia), Israel Castro (Pumas), Julio Dominguez(Cruz Azul), Omar Esparza (Guadalajara), Jonny Magallon (Guadalajara), EdgarMejia (Guadalajara), Hector Moreno (Pumas), Fausto Pinto (Pachuca), CarlosSalcido (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands)

Midfielders: Patricio Araujo (Guadalajara), Fernando Arce (Morelia), EdgarCastillo (Santos), Emmanuel Cerda (Tigres), Jaime Correa (Pachuca), AndresGuardado (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain) Jose Guerrero (Atlante), Jorge Hernandez(Atlas), Gerardo Rodriguez (Pachuca), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul)

Forwards: Juan Carlos Cacho (Pachuca), Nery Castillo (Shakhtar Donetsk,Ukraine), Giovani Dos Santos (Barcelona, Spain), Luis Landin (Morelia), JuanCarlos Mosqueda (America), Carlos Vela (Osasuna, Spain), Cesar Villaluz (CruzAzul)